- poke a fire
- Stir a fire.
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Poke — Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poke — poke1 [pəuk US pouk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with a finger/stick etc)¦ 2¦(through a space/hole)¦ 3¦(be seen)¦ 4 poke a hole 5 poke holes in something 6 poke fun at somebody 7 poke your nose into something 8 poke the fire 9¦(sex)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
poke — 1 verb 1 WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC (T) to quickly push into something or someone with your finger, a stick, or something pointed: Andy poked the fish to see if it was still alive. | Be careful with that umbrella, or you ll poke someone in the eye.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poke — I [[t]poʊk[/t]] v. poked, pok•ing, n. 1) to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed 2) to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as if by prodding or pushing 3) to thrust or push: She poked her head out of the window[/ex] 4) to force,… … From formal English to slang
poke — Ō ō, hou, o e; polo (rare); ♦ poke through, me ome o; ♦ poke sideways, as in digging, kaiehu; ♦ poke a fire, ō ōahi, hoelo. See poker … English-Hawaiian dictionary
poke — 1. verb /pəʊk/ a) To prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick. b) To poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning. 2. noun /pəʊk/ a) The storage of a value in a memory address, t … Wiktionary
poke# — poke vb Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting. Poke implies primarily the use of a body… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
poke — poke1 [pōk] vt. poked, poking [ME poken < MDu or LowG] 1. a) to push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; prod b) Slang to hit with the fist 2. to make by poking [to poke a hole in a bag] … English World dictionary
poke — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, amble, arouse, assault, awaken, bag, balefire, balloon, bang, bash, bat, beacon, beacon fire, bear, bear upon, bearing, beat the bushes, beat the drum, beating,… … Moby Thesaurus
fire — I n. destructive burning 1) to set, start a fire; to set fire to (they set fire to the barn) 2) to catch fire (the house caught fire) 3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a fire; to bring a fire under control 4) a raging, roaring fire 5) … Combinatory dictionary
